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Recognizing That Respect Has Turned to Disrespect
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It was a typical day for me. My new normal—going grocery shopping, finding some special treats for Blue, then picking up Spencer and Jackie, ages 12 and 10, from school. As the kids jumped into the car, settling their too-big backpacks next to them and sharing the highlights of their day, they asked, “What did you do today, Mama?”
“I had lunch at Nike today with a really nice woman.”
“Do they want to hire you back?” they asked in unison.
“No, that’s not what we talked about,” I replied. “We talked a lot about what’s going on there, and it made me think about all that I’ve learned through the experience that I went through, you know? How about you guys? Did you ...
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